Posted on Wednesday, January 03 2018 @ 13:13 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Despite being on the market since September 2014 and initially being offered for free, the Windows 10 operating system from Microsoft is still less popular than Windows 7. The latest statistics from StatCounter reveal the gap
is becoming pretty small though, with 41.69 percent share for Windows 10 and 41.89 percent share for Windows 7.
The difference between the two operating systems is now truly minuscule. In the final month of 2017, Windows 10 grew by 0.33 percentage points, to give it 41.69 percent share.
In the same month, Windows 7 fell 0.62 percentage points, putting it a whisker ahead on 41.89 percent. It seems very, very likely the new OS will finally come out on top next month, unless Windows 7 suddenly gains some unexpected share from somewhere.
However, data from NetMarketShare tells a different story. According to this metrics firm, Windows 10 has just 32.93 percent marketshare, versus 43.08 percent for Windows 7.
